Classic Ballet on the Greatest Stage

Imagination, skill, careful planning and nature at its best will occasionally provide a remarkable photograph, one that makes all the learning and practice worthwhile. Exposure here is the key word. The background must be exposed to capture the grandeur of the light and color from the setting sun to the gradually darkening clouds, in combination with a clear and sharp outline of a totally black foreground. Having a model, in this case her daughter, Courtney, capable of assuming this classical pose, is a final and vital component. A lovely scene indeed!
The image was captured on March 11 of this year at 6:51pm at Lump Overlook on the Parkway, the same location Martin Seelig has selected for the June Club outing. Dare we hope for another sky like this one?
Canon EOS XSi
Shutter – 1/250 sec
Aperture – f/2.8
Lens – 50mm
ISO – 100